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House of Mystery comic books issue 3

  • Issue #3
    House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 3

    Cover pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Ray Burnley. Be Sure of Your Facts public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Dummy Of Death!", art by Bob Brown; Ventriloquist James Lang murders his colleague Wendell and steals his puppet "Blockhead." Half-page filler "The Mysterious Painting!", art by Morris Waldinger; Two painters separately paint the same picture. "She Wakes Up Screaming," art by Ruben Moreira; Mary Stokes suffers from bouts of madness; Her husband and her doctor surprise her with weird tricks to shock her back to sanity. Half-page filler "Ancient Legend!", art by Morris Waldinger. "The Prophecy of Doom," art by Howard Purcell; A party of explorers opens up an Egyptian tomb and is hit by a curse of death and madness. "I Was A Victim of Black Magic!", pencils by Jon Small, inks by George Roussos; A wheat fungus makes a French woman fantasize about demons. "He Hunted Ghosts" text story by David Kahn (as Don King), art by Raymond Perry. "The House Where Evil Lived!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Paul and Helen Morris win a house on the Mexican border which is said to be haunted; Three men died there, and nightly spooks keep running through the cellar. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Elvira's House of Mystery (1986 DC) 3

    Cover by Denys Cowan and Dick Giordano. Written by Robert Kanigher and Joey Cavalieri. Art by Angel Trinidad, Jr., Jess Jodloman, Stan Woch and Dick Giordano. Featuring "Ballad of Hanging Rock" by Robert Kanigher and Angel Trinidad, Jr., and "One Way Passage" by Kanigher and Jess Jodloman. Plus: Elvira goes to hell and back in "Retribution," a framing sequence by Joey Cavalieri, Stan Woch and Dick Giordano. 32 pages, full color. Note: This issue was not approved by the Comics Code Authority. Cover price $0.75.

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    $89 Elvira's House of Mystery #3 (1986) CGC 9.6 White! Cowan / Giordano Cover!
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  • Issue #3
    House of Mystery (2008 2nd Series) 3

    Room and Boredom: Part 3 of 5 - Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham. Art by Luca Rossi & Zachary Baldus. Cover by Sam Weber. Everyone is a prisoner in one way or another, and Fig Keele is no exception. Trapped in the House of Mystery with a quartet of strange companions and a bar full of drinkers, Fig's willing to do anything to escape. Everyone else just wants bacon. Also featuring a tale illustrated by none other than HOUSE OF MYSTERY's distinguished alumnus Bernie Wrightson! ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

  • Issue #3-1ST
    House of Mystery The Bronze Age Omnibus HC (2019-2022 DC) 3-1ST


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    Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) #227-254.

    Cover by Ryan Sook. Foreword by Paul Kupperberg. Puzzles by Bob Rozakis.

    Welcome to the House of Mystery, where bone-chilling (and rib-tickling) revelations haunt every dark and shadowed room—and people are dying to get in! This third volume of deliciously devilish tales spearheaded by legendary comics editor Joe Orlando showcases even more of the Bronze Ages greatest writers and illustrators.

    Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 912 pages, full color.

    Credits:

    Written by Michael Fleisher, Jack Miller, Joe Orlando, Howard Purcell, Don Glut, Paul Levitz, Sergio Aragones, Doug Moench, Maxene Fabe, Otto Binder, Robert Kanigher, E. Nelson Bridwell, Marv Wolfman, Jack Oleck, David Michelinie, John Abano, David Vern Reed (as Coram Nobis), Lore Shoberg, Don Edwing, Ed Fedory, Cary Bates, Bill Finger, Bob Haney, Sheldon Mayer, George Kashdan, Bill Parente, Guy Lilian, Arnold Drake, Paul Kupperberg, Steve Skeates, Jack C. Harris, Michael Uslan, Bill Kunkel, Arnold Drake, Marjorie K. Darland, Dave Manak, Lois Maiwald, and Dennis O'Neil.

    Art by Nestor Redondo, Joe Orlando, John Guinta, Sergio Aragones, William Ely, Howard Purcell, Frank Redondo, Joe Maneely, Dennis Janke, Alfredo Alcala, Frank Robbins, Luiz Dominguez, Ruben Moreira, Alan Kupperberg, Berni Wrightson, Jack Sparling, Bob Brown, Frank Giacoia, Gerry Talaoc, Jerry Grandenetti, George Roussos, Mort Meskin, Alex Toth, Wayne Howard, Ramona Fradon, E. R. Cruz, Ricardo Villamonte, Ruben Yandoc, Ruben Sosa, Jess Jodloman, Al Milgrom, Nester Redondo, Steve Ditko, Mike Royer, Paul Kirchner, Frank Thorne, Dave Manak, Abe Ocampo, Joe Albano, Frank Reyes, Leo Duranona, Alex Nino, Mike Vosburg, Sal Trapani, Wayne Howard, Luis Dominguez, Buddy Gernale, Nester Malgapo, Michael Wm. Kaluta, John Calnan, Jack Abel, Ernie Chan, Bill Draut, Wally Wood, Don Perlin, Romeo Tanghal, Tex Blaisdell, Derek Carter, Rudy Florese, Howard Chaykin, Tony DeZuniga, Gil Kane, Bob Smith, Sandy Plunkett, Klaus Janson, Ric Estrada, Abe Ocampo, Marshall Rogers, and Neal Adams.

    Cover price $150.00.

  • Issue #3-1ST
    Showcase Presents House of Mystery TPB (2006-2009 DC) 3-1ST

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    Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects House of Mystery (1951-1983) #212-226. Written by Jack Oleck, Steve Skeates, Sheldon Mayer, and Michael Fleisher. Art by Alex Niño, Ruben Yandoc, Nestor Redondo, and Gerry Talaoc. Cover by Bernie Wrightson. DC Comics serves up another helping of horror in this amazing collection featuring tales from HOUSE OF MYSTERY! It's classic, bone-chilling intensity from the DC vaults! Softcover, 520 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #3-1ST
    House of Mystery TPB (2008-2012 DC/Vertigo) 3-1ST

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    Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Space Between!" Collects House of Mystery (2008-2011 2nd Series) #11-15. Written by Matthew Sturges, Bill Willingham and Chris Roberson. Art by Luca Rossi, Gilbert Hernandez, Neal Adams, Ralph Reese, Sergio Aragones, David Hahn and Eric Powell. Cover by Esao Andrews. The characters trapped inside the House of Mystery finally discover how and why they've been imprisoned there in this newest HOUSE OF MYSTERY. This title includes issue #13, with art by comics superstars Neal Adams, Gilbert Hernandez and others. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

  • Issue #3

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  • Issue #3
    Elvira's House of Mystery (1986 DC) Canadian Price Variant 3

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    Canadian edition .95 cover price Cover price $0.95.